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What if your teams became 10x more productive — and your business got nothing out of it?Dr. Mik Kersten has the data to prove it's already happening. After studying more than 8,000 value streams across enterprises, he found that only 8% of end-to-end delivery time is teams actually creating value. The rest disappears into planning, approvals, reviews, and coordination. Which means you can multiply team productivity by 2x or 10x with AI, and deliver nothing faster to your customers.Mik started his career as a research scientist at Xerox PARC, completed his PhD in Computer Science, and founded Tasktop, which he led as CEO until its acquisition by Planview in 2022. He's the creator of the Flow Framework and the bestselling author of Project to Product. His new book, Output to Outcome: An Operating Model for the Age of AI, launches July 14, and it argues that the constraint on knowledge work is gone. What's left is your organizational structure. And for most companies, it's the thing standing in the way.In this episode, Mik joins Jessica Neal and co-host Peter Clarke to break down why AI productivity gains aren't showing up in business results, what happens to companies that spend big on tokens without rewiring how they work, and why the future of leadership means every manager becomes a maker again.You'll learn:- Why only 8% of enterprise delivery time is actual value creation — and where the other 92% goes- Why 10x team productivity means nothing if your organization can't absorb it- The four competing structures inside most companies: org chart, value streams, incentives, and architecture- What Netflix got right about aligning technology, teams, and leadership- The "outcome tree": one unified structure replacing the matrix- Why humans should keep reporting to humans — even as agents join teams- How incentives quietly sabotage transformation (and why Mik wrote half a chapter on them)- Why outputs are easier to measure than outcomes — and why that's now a fatal trap- The dark factory thought experiment: what happens when production cost trends toward the price of electricity- Zero bonuses for engineers: what Mik learned from the experiment- Why planning still matters — but on weekly and monthly cadences, not annual- Managers to makers: why the first-line manager role is changing completely- The middle managers whose roles are gone — and the new role that replaces them- Why companies that get this right are hiring more people, not fewerMik's message to leaders: get hands-on with the latest models now. The only way to make AI work for your teams — instead of the other way around — is to lean in.Output to Outcome: An Operating Model for the Age of AI is available now wherever books are sold.Truth Works is hosted by Jessica Neal, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix.

Sejal Amin is the Chief Technology Officer at Priceline, where she leads product engineering, infrastructure, data, and technology operations. Pedro Gutierrez is Senior Director of Software Engineering, where he has helped drive developer experience initiatives and the adoption of Priceline's product operating model.In this episode of the Engineering Enablement podcast, Justin Reock talks with Sejal and Pedro about Priceline's journey from a project-based organization to a product operating model and the role developer experience played in making that transformation successful. They discuss how DX metrics and developer feedback helped identify organizational bottlenecks, guide structural changes, empower engineering managers, and build trust across teams. They also explore the importance of clear communication, creating a dedicated developer experience team, and how their operating model has helped prepare Priceline for AI-driven software development.Where to find Sejal Amin:  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejal-aminWhere to find Pedro Gutierrez: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-gutierrez-b6605422Where to find Justin Reock:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinreock In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Intro(01:07) Meet Sejal Amin and Pedro Gutierrez(01:47) How Priceline's developer experience journey began(04:55) Lessons from Priceline's first developer experience surveys(06:55) How DX improved Priceline's developer experience surveys(09:47) Identifying the causes of organizational slowness(12:33) How the product operating model changed the way Priceline works(14:10) Priceline's phased rollout with DX(18:14) How DX insights drove organizational changes(19:33) Why Priceline improved developer experience before org change was complete(22:18) How clear communication builds trust(24:25) Early results from Priceline's Core Four(25:38) Creating a culture of continuous feedback to build trust(27:40) What has changed in the engineering manager role(30:10) Resources for learning about the product operating model(32:40) What Pedro learned from implementing DX(34:51) The developer experience team(35:59) How AI tools have impacted Priceline's teams (37:20) How the product operating model supports AI-driven development(39:13) Final advice for engineering leadersReferenced:• Measuring developer productivity with the DX Core 4• Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model (Silicon Valley Product Group) • Team Topologies• Flow Framework• Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework

What if optimizing for AI output is actually slowing your company down? When code becomes nearly free to produce, the organizations still measuring productivity by output are solving the wrong problem.In this episode, Mik Kersten, author of “Project to Product” and the forthcoming “Output to Outcome,” shares why the real challenge of the AI era isn't generating more code — it's building organizations that can turn that output into customer and business value. Drawing on Carlota Perez's model of technological revolutions and the theory of constraints, Mik explains how AI has removed the output bottleneck that software organizations were built around, and where the new constraints now live.He introduces three core models from the book — the outcome loop, the product operating model, and the outcome tree — as a framework for adapting how organizations plan, fund, and deliver value. Mik also addresses one of the most pressing decisions leaders face today: whether to cut headcount based on AI productivity gains, and why doing so without outcome visibility is a dangerous bet. The conversation covers how organizational structure, decision-making accountability, and leadership roles all need to shift — not just development practices.Timestamps:(00:00:00) Trailer & Intro(00:02:40) What Makes Output to Outcome Different From Project to Product?(00:05:02) Why Did Mik Write Every Word of This Book Without AI?(00:08:18) How Do the AI Prompts at the End of Each Chapter Work?(00:11:53) What Happens to Organizations When AI Makes Software Output 10 to 100 Times Cheaper?(00:15:03) How Do Past Technological Revolutions Help Us Understand the AI Era?(00:19:25) Is the Traditional Software Developer Role Gone for Good?(00:23:30) Why Do Some Companies Experience an AI Productivity Paradox?(00:27:47) What Does “Outcome” Mean in Outcome Management?(00:31:50) Has the Product Operating Model Finally Become the Industry Norm?(00:34:24) How Do You Apply the Cynefin Framework to Your Organization?(00:37:18) Why Should AI Augment Human Decision Making in Complex Domains?(00:40:52) Why Are AI-Driven Layoffs a Risky Bet Without Outcome Visibility?(00:43:32) How Can Leaders Increase the Feedback Loop for Strategy and Budgeting?(00:46:07) What Is the Optimal Organizational Structure for an Outcome Management Model?(00:49:50) How Can We Apply Architectural Modularity to Organizational Design?(00:53:17) What Are the Seven Shifts in the Output to Outcome Model?(00:55:10) Will AI Make Middle Management Obsolete?(01:00:55) 3 Tech Lead Wisdom_____Mik Kersten's BioDr. Mik Kersten is an independent technology strategist and creator of the Flow Framework, best known for his bestselling book Project to Product. He founded Tasktop and led it as CEO until its acquisition by Planview in 2022.Mik began his career at Xerox PARC, where his team created the first aspect-oriented programming language. He then earned his PhD in Computer Science at UBC, pioneering the integration of software development and collaboration tools — work that laid the foundation for Tasktop and the field of Value Stream Management.Today, he helps leaders shift from output-driven to outcome-driven operating models, enabling organizations to harness AI in a human-centric way.Follow Mik:LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/mikkerstenSubstack – mikkersten.substack.com Preorder Output to Outcome - https://a.co/d/0aPlI2IFBook's Website – outputtooutcome.orgLike this episode?Show notes & transcript: techleadjournal.dev/episodes/262.Follow @techleadjournal on LinkedIn and Instagram.Buy me a coffee or become a patron.

In this enlightening episode, host Ashish Kothari welcomes Pauline Leung, a former senior leader at L'Oreal turned high-performance coach and holistic health practitioner. Pauline shares her dramatic "wake-up call"—a motorbike accident in Vietnam—that shifted her from an overachieving, "victim-mindset" executive to a mindful leader. They demystify mindfulness, moving it away from "just meditation" to a moment-to-moment consciousness that is essential for high-stakes decision-making. Whether you are a corporate executive or an aspiring leader, this conversation provides a practical roadmap to leading with presence, clarity, and sustainable impact.Main Topics CoveredMindfulness vs. Meditation: Why mindfulness is a moment-to-moment choice of awareness, while meditation is a scheduled practice.The Consciousness Gap: How a leader's level of consciousness is the primary controllable factor in organizational suffering.Pauline's Turning Point: A visceral story of burnout and a life-changing accident that led her to the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.The FLOW Framework: A deep dive into Pauline's four pillars: Focus, Learning, Ownership, and Well-being.The "Empty Cup" Philosophy: Why leaders must unlearn what they think they know to upskill effectively.Ownership vs. Control: Redefining responsibility as setting the right conditions rather than micromanaging outcomes.Healing Childhood Wounds: Why owning your triggers and personal traumas is a prerequisite for leading others well.Key TakeawaysPresence is a Prerequisite: You cannot lead effectively if you are not present. Self-awareness allows you to respond to challenges instead of reacting to triggers.Learning is Teaching: Deepen your learning by sharing "aha moments" at the end of every meeting. If you haven't adapted or adopted something new, the meeting was a failure.Agency Over Victimhood: Shift from asking "Why is this happening to me?" to "Why is this happening for me?" This reframe builds resilience and reveals opportunities for growth.Own the Process, Not the Outcome: When leaders own the decision-making process and invite team input, engagement and execution quality skyrocket.Flourishing is Performance: High performance is not a sprint; it is built on a foundation of holistic health—physical, emotional, and spiritual.Episode Chapters0:00 - 3:00 Introduction and Mindfulness as a Leadership Skill3:01 - 6:29 Consciousness: The controllable cause of Leadership Pain6:30 - 10:55 Mindfulness is Moment-to-Moment Awareness10:56 - 16:53 Pauline's Journey: From L'Oreal GM to Saigon Intersection16:54 - 20:34 Introduction to the FLOW Framework20:35 - 27:13 Leadership as an "Olympic" Sport: The Support System Gap27:14 - 31:20 Deep Dive on Learning: The "Forever Student" Intention31:21 - 35:50 Overcoming the Victim Mindset: Situations Happening "For" You35:51 - 43:15 Redefining Ownership: Responsibility without Micromanagement43:16 - 47:30 Owning the Decision-Making Process to Drive Engagement47:31 - 54:20 Rapid Fire Questions: Healing Traumas and The Leader With No TitleConnect with the GuestLinkedIn: Pauline LeungWebsite: PaulineLeung.comRecommended Reading: Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh; The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma.Connect with the HostWebsite: Happiness SquadLinkedIn: Ashish KothariBook: Hardwired for HappinessCall to Action: Are you ready to trade your "human doing" habits for a mindful way of being? Follow The Flourishing Edge, like this episode, and share it with a leader who needs to refill their cup today.

You've got £250K in the bank. You're profitable. Everything looks fine.Then your VAT bill hits and you're scrambling. Or a major client payment is 60 days late and suddenly you can't make payroll.Marc Obrart has seen this exact scenario play out dozens of times. As co-founder of Fin House, he provides finance teams and CFOs to 50+ scale-ups. And the pattern he sees most often? Founders managing by their bank account instead of understanding the two stories every business tells.Here's what makes this different:Marc's not talking about hiring expensive CFOs or implementing complex ERP systems. He's talking about getting the basics right - and most founders don't have them in place.His approach is simple: finance should be embedded in your business, not isolated in a dark corner. When finance is done right, you have access to forward-looking data that lets you make confident decisions about hiring, marketing spend, and growth.You'll learn:Why your bank balance is a terrible way to manage your business. It tells you where you are now, not where you're going. Founders look at £250K and think they're fine—then their VAT bill goes out in three days and they've forgotten to connect the dots.The rolling 13-week cash flow framework and why this specific timeframe matters. In 13 weeks (roughly 3 months), you should know everything: new hires coming in, monthly payroll, payment terms from customers (30-90 days), supplier obligations. This is your Bible. If you don't have this, you're flying blind.Why VAT catches founders out more than margins, profitability, or any other metric. It's a red herring—you're collecting it, sitting on it, and then suddenly you owe £150K and don't have the cash because you thought it was available. Ring-fence it. Track available cash separately.The two stories your business tells: your profit story (management accounts) and your cash story (cash flow). These are completely different. You can be profitable and run out of cash. You can have cash and be unprofitable. Get your profit wrong, you have time to fix it. Get cash wrong, you're out of business in 30 days.Why you probably don't need an ERP system or NetSuite. Most businesses can run on Xero with proper bookkeeping, controls, and forward-looking insights. Don't overcomplicate it.How to know if your finance setup is useful. If you're skipping pages in your management pack, they shouldn't be there. If you don't understand something, it's not simple enough—and that's the finance team's fault, not yours.Marc also shares his background as an FA-qualified football coach and how explaining tactics to 9-year-olds taught him to simplify finance for founders. The crossover is remarkable: clear, concise messaging that people can actually understand and act on.The reality check:This isn't about fancy systems or complicated models. It's about nailing the basics: up-to-date bookkeeping, a rolling 13-week cash flow, and understanding your 3-5 key KPIs (not 25). If you don't have these in place, you're managing by gut feel—and that's how businesses end up in trouble.If you've been managing by your bank balance or avoiding your finance function because it feels too complicated, this episode shows you exactly what to fix.One action: Listen to the end for Marc's single recommendation every founder should implement immediately.Questions? Email hello@peereffect.com or find us on LinkedIn.More from James: Connect with James on LinkedIn or at peer-effect.com

Jelitsa is an RN and the founder of Uviña Holistic Wellness, a Chicago-based boutique rooted in gut health, lymphatic care, and holistic beauty. As a registered nurse specializing in internal balance and skin health, Jelitsa helps clients reconnect with their bodies through her signature Uviña Flow Framework — a serene, science-informed approach that supports gut function, detoxification, and lymphatic flow for radiant whole-body wellness.Her philosophy is simple yet powerful: when the gut flows, the skin glows.Please enjoy our conversation!Website: uvinawellness.comInstagram: @uvinawellnessTikTok: @uvinawellnessFacebook: @uvinawellnessYouTube: @uvinawellnessWhat a great conversation! I LOVED learning more about how to care for our bodies! Thank you so much for listening. There will be a new episode every Tuesday, so after you listen feel free to take a screenshot to post on IG and tag @elevatinglacultura or send me a DM. You can also comment on our YouTube video if you're watching online. I always like to hear from people and how they resonate with the stories I share. SO leave a review on apple podcasts so we can get more ears listening to these stories and we can continue elevating la cultura. Alright, enjoy the rest of the day/afternoon/evening whenever you're listening, y nos vemos next week.

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Karthiga Seturaj: Leading Agile Transformations with the Flow Framework Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Karthiga discusses an agile transformation involving the adoption of the Flow Framework and Spotify model. With leadership support and tools like Lean Change Canvas, the transition fostered psychological safety, adaptability, and feedback-driven improvement. Key lessons include measuring the current state, establishing clear success criteria, and embracing agility in agile adoption. Self-reflection Question: How can you ensure psychological safety during major changes in your organization? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Karthiga Seturaj: The Right And The Wrong Metrics For Agile Teams Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Karthiga shares a team story where metrics like Flow Efficiency were implemented to improve understanding of work processes. Despite leadership support and training, the team became overly focused on “making metrics look good,” reflecting Goodhart's Law. This led to discussions on aligning the purpose of metrics with improving workflows, not chasing numbers. Self-reflection Question: Are your team's metrics driving the right behaviors and outcomes? Featured Book of the Week: Project to Product by Mik Kersten Karthiga recommends Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework for its introduction to the Flow Framework and its impact on understanding value stream management. This book transformed her approach to metrics, highlighting bottlenecks and improving flow efficiency. She particularly appreciated its simplicity and practical application in bridging business and technical team gaps. [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Sejal Amin is the newly-named Chief Technology Officer at Shutterstock where she has a broad mandate to drive Shutterstock's digital transformation into a full-service creative platform for hundreds of thousands of creative professionals around the world. She talks with 3Pillar's Scott Varho and Elisabeth Beller about moving from software project to product on this episode of The Innovation Engine. Tune in to the full conversation to hear how Shutterstock is making the leap from project to product, what a value stream is and how to manage it within a company, and why using a body of metrics is vital to drive decision-making during digital transformation.   Resources: Connect with Sejal on LinkedIn Read: Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations by Nicole Forsgren, PhD, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim Read: Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten Read: Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility by Jonathan Smart If you have any feedback about the podcast or guests you'd like to hear interviewed, send your suggestions to info@3pillarglobal.com.   Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

In this week's episode of the SD Times "What the Dev?" podcast, editor-in-chief David Rubinstein discusses the latest on value stream management His guest is Dr. Mik Kersten who wrote the book on how value stream management can help software development teams gain insights into the flow of their work which details the Flow Framework.Also, be sure to check out the DevOps Enterprise Summit starting 10/18!

Would you believe me if I told you that your biggest business challenge is actually YOU?   This May I'll tick over a full decade of running my own businesses, and the biggest lesson I've learned is this: when I'm good, my business is good. I've gotten to mentor hundreds of female entrepreneurs in the last five years, and I can tell you that overwhelm, flagging energy and a sense of being pulled in 50 directions at once are the most common challenges they face. This week I presented a brand new Masterclass called “The Flow Framework” - sharing a new model I've been working through with my one-on-one mentees.  It's given them clarity, empowerment and FLOW. And - as a special bonus episode - I'm sharing that Masterclass today on the show.   Prepare to wave goodbye to overwhelm, exhaustion and frenetic effort… and say hello to clarity, energy and focus! PS: In the Masterclass I share more about my new mentoring program, Bold Darling.  Doors are open until Thursday 31st March - get your application in via my website: lorrainemurphy.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I share with you my proven podcast funnel flow and framework, that I use for my top clients that has generated tremendous business growth. We are talking 7-figure hitters, making this one of my top go-to strategies in business growth for the top 1% entrepreneurs that book me. Learn My Strategist Success Secrets: I'm sharing a lot of my powerful strategy secrets right here in season 3 of my podcast. I have been creating strategies for a long time now, and recently I have been called upon by some extremely successful people from around the world, helping them reach their next level. Two years ago I shifted gears and went into the background to help generate major success and opportunities for a lot of entrepreneurs. Now I get to share what I have learned and how I continue to grow as a strategist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebulonthomas/message

Until this week, Disciplined Agile was a topic we had not investigated on the Software Process and Measurement Cast. DA is an approach to scaling agile development.  Today, Jonathan Lee and I discuss Disciplined Agile and reinventing yourself to stay relevant in a dynamic world.  Mr. Lee's Bio: Jonathan has over 25 years of diversified IT consulting experience working with private and public sector clients.  His latest passion is in agile coaching and delivering Disciplined Agile training to individuals and organizations that want to transform themselves to practice Business Agility.  Jonathan is a Certified Disciplined Agile Instructor (CDAI). Jonathan has volunteered at PMI Chicagoland Chapter for many years serving on the board including serving as the Chapter President for 3 years in the past.  Jonathan is a frequent speaker at PMI chapters in North America. Email: Jlee@VitalityChicago.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonathanleepmp Upcoming Events The Agile Online Summit!  The clock is ticking!  Tom Henricksen delivers one of the most innovative online conferences. This year he has upped the bar again! While you can attend the Summit for free, there are a number of innovative options to learn even more from the Summit. Please join the premier Agile Online Conference from October 25th to 27th, 2021, Register at https://bit.ly/3mplqIK Re-Read Saturday News  One of the most influential books in my career was Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister. One concept in the book was the concept of flow state, being fully in the zone so that a problem or piece of work can be focused on and delivered. Flow maximizes the amount of value delivered. Demarco and Lister's introduction to flow paved the way for my interest in The Flow Framework. Chapter 3 of Project to Product introduces the Flow Framework. Buy a copy today https://amzn.to/2WzvPac This Week's Installment: Week 1: Foreword and Introduction - https://bit.ly/39gIt0A  Week 2: Age of Software - https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI  Week 3: From Project to Product - https://bit.ly/3mhwJBb  Week 4: Introducing The Flow Framework - https://bit.ly/3lqJTwd   Next SPaMCAST  Next week we have an essay titled, What is Agile? There are a few things that just need to be said. For example, just because you are doing ceremonies doesn't make you agile and might just make you fragile. In addition, Tony Timbol brings his To Tell A Story column to the cast! In this installment, the product owner's role is under the microscope. 

Luis Gonçalves and I talked about his new book introducing the ADAPT Methodology. We discussed why using a framework can help leaders stay relevant. Our conversation dovetails nicely into the Re-read Saturday focus on Project to Product. There is a lot of synergy between the ideas of Kersten and Gonçalves.  Luis's Bio: Luis Gonçalves is an Entrepreneur, Best Seller Author, and International Keynote Speaker.   When consulting he works exclusively with Entrepreneurs, Founders, and Senior Leaders on the implementation of his game-changing "ADAPT Methodology".  By following the "ADAPT Methodology" Executive Leaders will be able to assess the 5 main pillars of their organization by identifying gaps that are required for them to succeed as a modern and digital leaders.   He has been successfully involved in the software industry since 2003 and his company blog https://www.adaptmethodology.com/ is considered a ‘must-read' for everyone in the software development industry. Upcoming Events The Agile Online Summit!  Tom Henricksen delivers one of the most innovative online conferences. This year he has upped the bar again! While you can attend the Summit for free, there are a number of innovative options to learn even more from the Summit, the early bird pricing on those options is nearly gone. Please join the premier Agile Online Conference from October 25th to 27th, 2021, Register at https://bit.ly/3mplqIK   Re-Read Saturday News  Chapter 1 begins Part 1 of Project to Product (there are 3 parts to the book). This part of the book introduces the Flow Framework, the core of the book. The graphic showing the whole model is the first thing you see when you open this part of the book which anchors the importance of the model for the rest of the book. Buy a copy today This Week's Installment: Week 1: Foreword and Introduction - https://bit.ly/39gIt0A  Week 2: Age of Software - https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI  Next SPaMCAST  Next week, an essay titled, What is Agile. There are a few things that just need to be said. For example, just because you are doing ceremonies doesn't make you agile and might just make you fragile. In addition, Susan Parente will bring her I'm Not A Scrumdamentalist column to the podcast.

In this newest episode of The Idealcast, Gene Kim speaks with Dr. Gail Murphy, Professor of Computer Science and Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of British Columbia. She is also the co-founder, board member, and former Chief Scientist at Tasktop. Dr. Murphy's research focuses on improving the productivity of software developers and knowledge workers by providing the necessary tools to identify, manage, and coordinate the information that matters most for their work.   During the episode, Kim and Dr. Murphy explore the properties of modularity and information hiding, and how one designs architectures that create them. They also discuss how open source libraries create the incredible software supply chains that developers benefit from everyday, and the surprising new risks they can create.   They discuss the ramifications of system design considerations and decisions made by software developers and why defining software developers' productivity remains elusive. They further consider open-source software as a triumph of information hiding and how it has created a massively interdependent set of libraries while also enabling incredible co-evolution, which is only made possible by modularity. Listen as Kim and Dr. Murphy discuss how technologists have both succeeded and fallen short on the dream of software being like building blocks, how software development is a subset of knowledge work, and the implications of that insight.   ABOUT THE GUEST   Gail C. Murphy is a Professor of Computer Science and Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of British Columbia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), as well as co-founder, board member, and former Chief Scientist at Tasktop.   After completing her BS at the University of Alberta in 1987, she worked for five years as a software engineer in the Lower Mainland. She later pursued graduate studies in computer science at the University of Washington, earning first a MS (1994) and then a PhD (1996) before joining University of British Columbia.   Dr. Murphy's research focuses on improving the productivity of software developers and knowledge workers by providing the necessary tools to identify, manage, and coordinate the information that matters most for their work. She also maintains an active research group with post-doctoral and graduate students. YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT Why defining software developers' productivity remains elusive and how developers talk about what factors make them feel productive. The value of modularity and how one can achieve it. Ways to decompose software that can have surprising outcomes for even small systems. How open-source software is a triumph of information hiding, creating a massively interdependent set of libraries that also enable incredible co-evolution, which is only made possible by modularity. How we have exceeded and fallen short of the 1980s dream of software being like building blocks, where we can quickly create software by assembling modules, and what we have learned from the infamous leftpad and mime-magic incidents in the last two years. Why and how, in very specific areas, the entire software industry has standardized on a set of modules versus in other areas, where we continue to seemingly go in the opposite direction. A summary of some of the relevant work of Dr. Carliss Baldwin, the William L. White Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Dr. Baldwin studies the process of design and its impact of design architecture on firm strategy, platforms, and business ecosystems. How software development is a subset of knowledge work and the implications of that insight. RESOURCES Dr. Mik Kersten on The Idealcast Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten Tasktop The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim Fred Brooks The Mythical Man-Month On the Criteria To Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules by Dr. D.L. Parnas Comparison of embedded computer systems on board the Mars rovers Joshua Bloch How to design a good API and why it matters by Joshua Bloch Tricking Sand into Thinking: Deep Learning in Clojure by Dave Liepmann Gene Kim's reaction on Twitter Gource Gource in Bloom 800+ days of Minecraft in 8 minutes History of Bitcoin History of Python Eclipse Mylyn by Dr. Mik Kersten How one developer just broke Node, Babel and thousands of projects in 11 lines of JavaScript Laurie Voss' tweet Rails 5.2.5, 6.0.3.6 and 6.1.3.1 have been released Have there been any lawsuits involving breach of open source licences? GNU General Public License SemanticConflict Fostering Software Developer Productivity through Awareness Increase and Goal-Setting by André Meyer Gail Murphy on Mik + One Podcast On the criteria to be used in decomposing systems into modules Thoughts on Functional Programming Podcast by Eric Normand Alistair Cockburn's programming challenge on Twitter Gene Kim's tweet about BLAS: Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms Gene Kim's tweet about the Gource visualization on the scores of people making commits to the Python ecosystem repo Gene Kim's Twitter thread about Dr. Carliss Baldwin's talk: Part 1, Part 2 Academy of Management 2015 TIM Distinguished Scholar Prof Carliss Baldwin Design Rules, Vol. 1: The Power of Modularity by Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark Robert C. Merton Black–Scholes model Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich Design structure matrix Three design structure matrices Real Option TIMESTAMPS [00:27] Intro [03:52] Meet Dr. Murphy [04:32] Determining where design occurs in software development [10:30] Refactoring [16:08] Defining developer productivity and why it defies explanation [20:26] What is modularity, architecture and why they're important [28:52] An extreme example [30:51] Information hiding [36:06] The leftpad and mime-magic incidents and SemanticConflict [44:13] The work of André Meyer [47:23] Open source is a triumph of information hiding [52:56] Architectures give different trade offs to different problems [57:25] Relationships between a leader's roles and responsibilities [1:05:10] BLAS: Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms [1:09:20] Communication paths within an organization [1:16:58] The Mylyn project [1:20:11] Analysis of Dr. David Parnas' 1972 paper [1:26:23] Falcon missile program and socio-technical congruence [1:31:10] The work of Dr. Carliss Baldwin [1:40:01] How Dr. Baldwin defines modularity [1:47:26] Modularity and open source software [1:51:31] Defining real options [1:53:17] 1 billion dollar rearchitecture project [1:55:29] This work is primarily about making decisions [2:01:58] Open source systems are Darwinian systems [2:06:33] Dr. Murphy's ideal of software developer's daily work [2:09:53] How to contact Dr. Murphy [2:11:01] Outro

Dr. Mik Kersten is the CEO of Tasktop and best-selling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he built the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development environments with Agile and DevOps tools while working on his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that are still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. Mik's experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework® to connect strategy to delivery.

Enjoy a replay of The DEVOPS Conference sessions conveniently through the DevOps Sauna podcast. Project to Product: Measuring digital transformation with the Flow framework® In many enterprises, digital transformations are starting to get board-level visibility as the need to become a software innovator becomes critical to company survival and success. But how many of these transformations are on track in terms of producing the results that the business is expecting? How many of these organizations are tracking the results of these transformations, rather than just the activities, such as training and tool deployments? Without the ability to measure and place value on specific transformation initiatives, many organizations are still shooting in the dark, either working on new features without aligning to business strategy, or putting them on the back-burner to concentrate on things that are easier to cross off a list. These disconnects between the business and IT are what's causing large-scale transformations to fall off the rails. In this talk, Dr. Mik Kersten will summarize his best-selling book, Project to Product, by presenting the historical context of the technological revolutions and providing advice to business and IT leaders to help organizations thrive beyond the turning point by using Flow Metrics to drive business results. Mik Kersten, CEO at Tasktop https://twitter.com/mik_kersten https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mikkersten Watch all recordings from The DEVOPS Conference 2021 on the event's page: www.thedevopsconference.com/speakers

Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Carmen DeArdo, Principal Flow Advisor and VSM Practice Lead at Tasktop, and co-author of the award winning book, Standing on Shoulders: A Leader's Guide to Digital Transformation. This episode covers: - Insight into Carmen's early experience at Nationwide and Bell Labs, and how he has applied his experience and learnings to help other organizations today - Carmen's expertise with local optimization of the value stream and how he works with organizations to take those first steps in making the switch from vertical thinking to horizontal thinking - The origins of The Flow Framework and how it has helped shift the way that organizations look at the entire value stream - The key lessons Carmen has learned from helping larger organizations fulfill large deployments of The Flow Framework, and some of the biggest surprises and learnings from the past couple of years Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don't forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.tasktop.com For more information about Carmen DeArdo and to view the full list of additional resources, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/carmen-deardo/

Join us for reflections and appreciations as Natalie Warnert and Leslie Morse celebrate International Women’s Day 2021. During this episode of the Women in Agile Podcast, you’ll get insight on the accomplishments and impacts of Women in Agile Org from the President and Executive Director, Natalie Warnert.  The 2021 International Women’s Day theme #ChooseToChallenge is a key aspect of the discussion. You’ll hear Natalie share her aspirations for the future of the Women in Agile non-profit organization as well as offer an invitation to the global WiA community for how they can help fulfill the mission of the organization. Leslie and Natalie also navigate the challenging topic of social injustice, privilege, and the courage it takes to lean into the conversations needed to create space for things to change. About the Featured Guest Natalie Warnert is a passionate agile coach and consultant that focuses on enabling product organizations to transform their customer engagement models. She is also the founder of Women in Agile Org and currently serves as the President and Executive Director of the non-profit organization. Follow Natalie on LinkedIn  Follow Natalie on Twitter @nataliewarnert  Follow Natalie on Instagram @nwarnert  Reference(s) If you’re interested in getting involved with Women in Agile contact: impact@womeninagile.org  Google Calendar of Women in Agile Local Group Events  “Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework” by Mik Kersten  “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared. Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org  Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg  Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag! About our Host Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.

Mik Kersten & Adam Hawkins discuss the Flow Framework's origin and why optimizing for fast flow is all that matters.

Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Peter D. Moore, a business and digital technology strategy advisor specializing in helping companies manage for exponential revenue, margin and net income growth. In this episode, Mik and Peter discuss: - In the influence of the Zone Management Model on Project to Product - The role of different cultures and leadership in specific zones - The need for specific metrics and targets for each zone - The big evolution in IT skill sets to fill the talent gap - How the Flow Framework® can be applied to all zones to balance innovation with performance Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don't forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.tasktop.com For more information about Peter D. Moore, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/peter-moore/

Burnout can cripple any organization and for many technology firms, it’s the standard by which business is conducted. Dr. Mik Kersten believes that the key to happy software engineers (and the executives that manage them) is to create flow using a framework.Mik joins Patrick and Shelli for a discussion on flow diagnostics, how teams respond to being measured, and why it’s important to understand people’s energies. Listen for his thoughts on flow framework and pick up his book Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework, to learn more.(01:47) - Tasktop in a nutshell(04:00) - Measuring the flow of value(09:10) - Team measurement(16:29) - Elastic capacity of human ability(22:59) - Happiness and trust metrics(25:32) - Hand-offs and dependencies(28:10) - Making the case with data(31:40) - Heightened uncertainty(35:51) - Project to ProductDr. Mik Kersten is the CEO of Tasktop Technologies, creator and leader of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project, and inventor of the task-focused interface. As a research scientist at Xerox PARC, Mik implemented the first aspect-oriented programming tools for AspectJ. In 2018, Mik launched his book, Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework, with concepts to help drive software at the pace of an organization's business.Mik has been an Eclipse committer since 2002, is an elected member of the Eclipse Board of Directors and serves on the Eclipse Architecture and Planning councils. Mik's thought leadership on task-focused collaboration makes him a popular speaker at software conferences, and he was voted a JavaOne Rock Star speaker in 2008 and 2009. Mik enjoys building tools that offload our brains and make it easier to get creative work done.If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Innovation and the Digital Enterprise in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.Podcast episode production by Dante32.

The four types of work--features, defects, debts, and risks--under pin the Flow Framework

As mentioned in Episode 1 of The Idealcast, this is Dr. Mik Kersten’s talk from DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas 2018 with exclusive commentary from Gene. , In his presentation, Mik dives into the Flow Framework featured in his work, Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework.  Get Mik’s insights on building a foundation for innovation in the software field. Follow along as he breaks down the lessons learned as a leader in tech working with brands like Microsoft and BMW. Find out what they got right and what he says anyone looking to innovate in tech should start doing immediately. This is a perfect followup to Episode 1.  Episode Timeline: [00:03] Intro  [00:52] Meet Mik Kersten  [02:35] The Flow Framework  [03:24] Working at Xerox PARC  [05:29] Epiphany #1: Software architecture and the value stream [06:15] Epiphany #2: How Nokia lost the market it created [08:57] Epiphany #3: Software innovation and tools for transformation [12:33] Carlota Perez and tech revolutions [14:39] BMW, Lean principles  [18:30] Optimizing business value flow in IT [22:24] How Microsoft excelled where Nokia couldn't [25:10] Flow efficiency and moving towards a connected value network [27:42] How they're applying flow framework at Tasktop [29:49] Business advice for developers [31:22] Finding Dr. Mik Kersten  [32:02] Outro    ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. Mik Kersten started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he created the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development tools with Agile and DevOps as part of his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that is still in use today, and he has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market.   Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical disconnect between business leaders and technologists. Since that time, Mik has been working on creating new tools and a new framework for connecting software value stream networks and enabling the shift from project to product.   Mik is the author of the book Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and travels globally, sharing his vision for transforming how software is built.     Visit Mik’s Website   YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT Ways to optimize business value flow for IT How fragmented value streams kill productivity. The role proxy metrics and silos play in derailing software transformations. Why project management and cost centered is the wrong model for transforming a business. RESOURCES Slides to Mik Kersten’s Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption by Geoffrey A. Moore Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez “Project To Product: Beyond the Turning Point,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas, 2019 “How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT and Business,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit London, 2018 “How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT and Business,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas, 2018 Bill Gates: Trustworthy Computing, Wired

This episode dives into the Five Ideals, key principles for success in a digital age, as they are introduced with two eminent experts that Gene admires greatly. For years, Dr. Mik Kersten’s work on dev productivity and digital disruption informed many of the core concepts found in The Unicorn Project. Peter Moore is a business strategy and technology advisor who specializes in helping companies compete in the age of digital disruption. Newly acquainted within the last year, Peter has already shared so much with Gene and Mik about how we can best use technology to win in the marketplace, from the business leadership perspective which is something every technology leader needs to know and embrace.   ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. Mik Kersten started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he created the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development tools with Agile and DevOps as part of his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that is still in use today, and he has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical disconnect between business leaders and technologists. Since that time, Mik has been working on creating new tools and a new framework for connecting software value stream networks and enabling the shift from project to product. Mik is the author of the book Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and travels globally, sharing his vision for transforming how software is built.   Visit Mik’s Website Peter D. Moore is a business and digital technology strategy advisor specializing in helping companies manage for exponential revenue, margin and net income growth. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Moore has worked with CEO’s, COO’s and other C-Suite executives from Citigroup, Charles Schwab, Johnson & Johnson, Mead Westvaco, Microsoft, Tommy Hilfiger, SAP, SAS Institute and U.S. Trust.  Over the past five years he has collaborated with his brother Geoffrey Moore to develop new models and tools to enable companies to effectively compete in the new age of digital disruption. He has introduced a new 4 Zone Model to help C-Suite executives and their senior leadership teams maximize the business value of digital technology within their organizations. Client engagements include Amgen, Box, Clorox, FedEx,  ICANN, Intuit, Molina Healthcare, SpaceX, Splunk, UBER and VMware.  Visit Peter’s Website YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT How DevOps and digital disruption will bring in the Age of Software and Data. A way to organize your technology portfolio and free its future from the pull of the past The about First Ideal, the “lunch factor, and what is required to unleash developer productivity About the Second Ideal, flow, and the conditions that allow developers to be orders of magnitude more productive than the competition About the Fifth Ideal, core vs. context, and ensuring that context doesn’t starve core  About Sarah Moulton, the SVP of Retail Operations, who we must either work with, or compete with RESOURCES The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption by Geoffrey A. Moore Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez “Project To Product: Beyond the Turning Point,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas, 2019 “How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT and Business,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit London, 2018

Do you feel the pace of business speeding up? Not only is the pace of business speeding up, the way we operate our businesses and utilize talent are changing dramatically. An exponential growth in technology is driving these dramatic changes and catapulting us out of the Industrial Age and into The Next Age™.In this podcast, we’ll explore the differences between Traditional Business in the Industrial Age and Digital Business in The Next Age™.Questions Answered:Why is the pace of business accelerating?Is every business in The Next Age™ a Digital Business?What is the difference between Traditional Business and Digital Business?What is the Digital Flow Framework™?How do companies apply a metaphor for speed to accelerate the journey to Digital Business?How do small businesses rise to the occasion in The Next Age™?Want more? Listen to Kerrie’s previous episodes: BB105, BB112Kerrie’s Special Invitation for You:See how your business can ride the Jet Stream of Digital Business in a short video series and receive a resource guide on the 5 aspects of a Digitally Expanded Mindset™Go to: https://kerriehoffman.com/brilliantOf course you can learn more in Kerrie’s chapter in "Brilliant Breakthroughs for the Small Business Owner - Volume 3". Click here to get book on amazon: getbook.at/BrilliantBizBook3 #BrilliantBizBook #TheNextAge #Digital #Transformation #Innovation #DigitalFlowFramework

  Are you trying to transform your organization but still doing "projects"?  How do we get "the business" speaking the same language as IT to help our chances of success?  And have we found the Agile Rosetta Stone when it comes to the above?  Join Jay Hrcsko as he sits down to discuss all the above with the author of Product to Project and the creator of the Flow Framework, Dr. Mik Kersten!   Project to Product Mik's LinkedIn Tasktop

Dr. Mik Kersten spent a decade creating open-source developer tools before realizing that programming was not the bottleneck of large-scale software delivery. Since that time, he has been working on creating a model and tools for connecting the end-to-end software value stream. He has been named a JavaOne Rock Star speaker and one of the IBM developerWorks Java top 10 writers of the decade. He was selected as one of the 2012 Business in Vancouver 40 under 40 and has been a World Technology Awards finalist in the IT Software category. Kersten is the editor of the new IEEE Software Department on DevOps. Prior to founding Tasktop, Mik created the Eclipse Mylyn open source project as part of his Ph.D. in Computer Science, pioneering the integration of development tools with the delivery pipeline. What you will learn from this episode: How Mik recognized that the way business software is designed often doesn’t meet the real needs of its users, and why he founded Tasktop to solve problems How Mik’s background as a developer gives him an informed foundation to understand customer pain points and problems and insights into how software can address them Why maintaining a focus on solving the problems found in business software and customer needs helped Mik pivot Tasktop more effectively Why Mik was inspired to move into the realm of thought leadership and write his book Project to Product How listening to his customers and understanding their stories was a transformative experience that helped shape Mik’s thought leadership and reframe his beliefs How thought leadership has helped to elevate Mik’s message and helped him better align with his customers’ needs and future proof his business against economic recession Why the overwhelmingly positive reception to Project to Product was in direct response to Mik’s effort to serve and help his readers Mik shares key points and information from Project to Product about his Flow Framework methods and how businesses and software can be better aligned with each other How key lessons learned from his mentor helped Mik learn to focus on both long term success and near term profitability Resources: Website: http://projecttoproduct.org/ Twitter: @mik_kersten Project to Product by Mik Kersten: https://amzn.to/2XKSAEx

Episode 3 is about flow and it’s profound impact at work. Noted References... Gene Kim and flow - https://itrevolution.com/the-three-ways-principles-underpinning-devops/ William Deming - https://deming.org/explore/so-pkProject to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1942788398/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Wzc1DbNKMN45V 

Imagine a world where the same approaches that successful startups follow also worked for Fortune 500 companies. With the right organizational structures, it can be a dream come true. However, IT organizations tend to think that innovation is one install away and the path is littered with failed agile transformations. Changing from a project- to a product-centric approach may address some the major obstacles preventing the nimble startup-like success larger enterprises crave. Join us as we speak with Dr. Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and author of “Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework”, as he talks with us about a critical disconnect between business leaders and technologists and how enabling a shift from project to product can make all the difference. Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Skip Angel Hosts Find Skip’s infograph on Twitter. The Agile Amped podcast is the shared voice of the Agile community, driven by compelling stories, passionate people, and innovative ideas. Together, we are advancing the impact of business agility. Podcast library: www.agileamped.com Connect with us on social media!  Twitter: twitter.com/AgileAmped  Facebook: www.facebook.com/agileamped  Instagram: www.instagram.com/agileamped/

Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Mik Kersten of Tasktop about his new book, Project to Product and how the Flow Framework can be applied to changing the way of working in organisations. Why listen to this podcast: • The project model of software development is fundamentally broken • The management techniques which were invented in and needed for managing in the era of industrial revolution are not applicable or useful in the era of software development • Most organisations’ rate of change in improving how they build software is so slow that they are unable to compete against any of the tech giants who choose to adopt a new market • The shift from projects to products enables organisations to realise more value and respond top market changes quicker • The flow framework is a tool to help identify where to make changes based on finding the bottlenecks and releasing value in the system More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2VxhVj7 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Check the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2VxhVj7

Dr. Mik Kersten spent a decade creating open source developer tools before realizing that programing was not the bottleneck of large-scale software delivery. Since that time, he has been working on creating a model and tools for connecting the end-to-end software value stream. He has been named a JavaOne Rock Star speaker and one of the IBM developerWorks Java top 10 writers of the decade. He was selected as one of the 2012 Business in Vancouver 40 under 40 and has been a World Technology Awards finalist in the IT Software category. Kersten is the editor of the new IEEE Software Department on DevOps. Prior to founding Tasktop, Mik created the Eclipse Mylyn open source project as part of his PhD in Computer Science, pioneering the integration of development tools with the delivery pipeline. In 2018, Mik launched his book, Project to Product, introducing the Flow Framework™, with concepts to help drive software at the pace of organization's business.

Today on the Agile Coaches’ Corner, Dan Neumann is joined by Ryan Dorrell, the Chief Solutions Officer, and one of the co-founders of AgileThought. He leads the strategic design of their portfolio of offerings and services across their practice areas, focusing on understanding what the future looks like for their clients and how they can best serve them.   In this episode, Dan and Ryan explore the topic of product management. Ryan explains what it is, the ideal skill set and thinking that goes into it, the benefits, and his own tips and techniques around it. He also goes in-depth about the differences between projects vs. products — and why you really should be joining the #noprojects movement!   Key Takeaways What is (software) product management? And what goes into it? A lot of creativity, diverse skill set, and a different mindset around solving problems Continuously delivering value and aligning with products and services that provide to customers Solves a problem in a unique way Engaging with customers for feedback loops Customer journey maps, user story mapping, design thinking, and workshops The benefits of product management: Builds empathy with customers and focuses on understanding their needs Addresses the user experience Helps to make systems more delightful and engaging to use Ryan’s tips and techniques around product management: Go start learning and understanding the aspect of taking products to market Be prepared to learn a lot of new skills and techniques ● Projects vs. Products: A project is a temporary endeavor (to create a product or service) with a deadline A product satisfies a need, a want, or solves a problem and continuously evolves with customers/users feedback With product management, there is less focus on timesheets and more focus on the product itself Projects stop and start, while products respond to change Mentioned in this Episode: Chris Spagnuolo Twitter (products vs. projects): #NoProjects Ryan Dorrell’s Book Picks User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product, by Jeff Patton Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework, by Mik Kersten #noprojects: A Culture of Continuous Value, by Evan Leybourn and Shane Hastie INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love, by Marty Cagan Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams, by James Kalbach Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!

After dealing with an overwhelming amount of stress as a developer, Dr. Mik Kirsten took matters into his own hands and went back to school for a PHD to understand and create a better system for software companies.   In addition, check Mik's book: "Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework"!